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11/19/2017

Sunday, November 19, 2017

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Let each of you look not to his own interests, but to the interests of others.                
                                                                                                                                    
Philippians 2:4

       In the prayers which we said in church today, some words struck me: “…. all who long to hear a word of hope 
and kindness.”  Suddenly, I pictured those who are lonely and forlorn, people with longings we don’t see as we hurry about our busy lives; longings for things as simple as hope and kindness.  Perhaps the longing is felt by a widower in the congregation.  A neighbor whose family lives far away.  The teenager who feels lost at a con-fusing time in life.  The person in a nursing home who never – never – gets a visitor.  
         If we can’t actually visit these people, we can call.  We can send a note.  We can pause for a moment to talk to someone.  “Lord, open my eyes to see the longing in others – not just their wants and wishes, but their
longings.  Then help me to respond.”

©Carol Dean Henn, 2017

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    Carol Dean Henn of St. John’s Windish Lutheran Church in Bethlehem, PA

 St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church
715 Lincoln Highway
North Versailles, PA 15137-2027
office@stjohnsnorthversailles.com
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      • Funeral Policy
    • Committees
    • Land Acknowledgement
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    • Worship Details
    • What to Expect
    • Music at St. John's
    • Prayer and Devotional Resources
    • Young Disciples' Messages
    • Sermon Extras >
      • Feast of the Annunciation 2023
      • Reformation Sunday Oct 2022
      • Third Sunday in Advent, Dec. 2022
  • Get Involved
    • Get Involved
    • Women of the ELCA
    • Committees
    • Time and Abilities
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    • Memorials and Funerals
  • Education
    • Sunday School for Children and Youth
    • Confirmation
    • Coffee and Conversations (Adult Sunday School)
    • Spiritual Autobiographies
  • St. John's Cares
    • MA's Pantry
    • St. Afterschool
    • Lutheran World Relief
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    • Counseling Center
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